College is right around the corner. Here are scholarships open to high school seniors who are off to college in the fall.

Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have neurological disabilities or are the child of a person with a neurological disability. Priority will be given to direct spinal cord injuries and diseases resulting in paralysis such as spinal tumors, strokes or aneurysms affecting the spinal cord, or spina bifida.

Cohen & Jaffe Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate school who is a New York State resident and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on standing up for others OR the importance of community engagement.

Fred Ohm Dream Builder Scholarship
Sponsor: Stonewall Community Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who identify aws LGBTQ+. Applicant must also identify as an immigrant OR as someone with experience in the foster care system and attends/plans to attend a college or university in New York State.

Frieda Saraga Scholarship
Sponsor: PFLAG of Jacksonville
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: June 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who reside in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida) and must demonstrate service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

AIChE Minority Scholarship Awards
Sponsor: AIChE
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled in a chemical engineering program during the upcoming academic year who are members of a minority group that is under-represented in chemical engineering.

AmericanTrucks Student Scholarships
Sponsor: AmericanTrucks
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited United States technical institute, secondary votech or tuition bearing apprenticeship program in he traditional building trades (e.g. carpentry, HVAC, electrical or related fields of study.

Center Scholarships
Sponsor: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are 22 years or age or younger. Applicant must be a registered member of Center Youth programming (New York). Applicant must submit a personal statement explaining what the LGBTQ+ community and community service means to them.

Children of Injured Workers Scholarship
Sponsor: Hoggatt Injury Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who have a parent who has been affected by a work-related injury. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)
Sponsor: Optimist International
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Quebec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Applicant must be deaf or hard of hearing. Closing date is the national closing date. Applicant should contact local Optimist Club for specific date.

ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship
Sponsor: ExtremeTerrain
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are/will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems during the fall term.

GoFoodservice Scholarship
Sponsor: GoFoodservice
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college at the start of next school year and students who are currently enrolled in a Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management program.

Heart Disease Scholarship
Sponsor: Berger and Green
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S. who has been diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect.

Helen Gee Chin Scholarship
Sponsor: Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who plan to or are currently enrolled full-time as an undergraduate at an accredited U.S. four-year college or university for the entire academic year. Applicant must have studied one or more of the Chinese Martial Arts – Kung Fu, Wu Shu, or Tai Chi – for a minimum of five years.

Horatio Alger National Career & Technical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Horatio Alger Association
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in an eligible program in the Fall. Applicant must be under the age of 30 and a U.S. citizen. Applicant must exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States.

Mary Benevento/CTAHPERD Scholarship
Sponsor: The Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are citizens of the United States and a resident within the State of Connecticut who plans to engage in the professional studies of health education, physical education, recreation or dance.

Osage Nation Higher Education Scholarships
Sponsor: The Osage Nation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legally enrolled members of the Osage nation interested in pursuing post-secondary education at the associate level or beyond.

TechChecks Business Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: TechChecks
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming students for Spring 2027 who will be working towards their MBA or any other field that emphasizes business or marketing. Preference will be given to applicants who are female, have a disability, or belong to a minority group.

TELACU Education Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: TELACU
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to first-generation college students who come from a low-income household and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must be a permanent resident within the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, or San Bernardino (California). Priority will be given to students majoring in the fields of Business and STEM.

Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Denver Astronomical Society
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are or will be majoring in astronomy or the physical sciences.

Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Varsity Tutors
Amount: $200.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “If you could design a project to improve your school or community, what would it focus on and why?”

WebstaurantStore Scholarships
Sponsor: WebstaurantStore
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students majoring in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or a closely related field. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open to ethic minority students.

AWAF Scholarship
Sponsor: Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation (AWAF)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female, North American citizens, with a passion for a career or advancement in the automotive industry or a related industry. Applicant must be accepted to or enrolled in an accredited collegiate program with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Bill Martin Scholarship
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students who will be enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university for study related to the water environment profession. Applicant must be a high school senior from Colorado, Wyoming or New Mexico in good standing.

BigSun Scholarship
Sponsor: BigSun Athletics
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all student athletes who are high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how their high school sports participation influenced them.

First in Family Humanist Scholarship; Freedom From Religion Foundation Forwards Freethought Scholarship
Sponsor: Black Skeptics Los Angeles | Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students of color who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist and/or secular. Preference will be given to students who are first in their families to go to college and students who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented and/or LGBTQ are encouraged to apply. Applicant must provide an admission letter to a two or four-year college.

Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LaTutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.

Spokeo Connections Scholarship
Sponsor: Spokeo, Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 25, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are legal residents of the United States and are 18 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay explaining digital identity.

Young Filmmakers Contest
Sponsor: One Earth Film Festival
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 25, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 3 through college (ages 8 and up) from the United States. Student must create a film on one of many given topics (climate, energy, food, transportation, waste, water, Wildlife and Ecosystems) related to the Earth.

Navigate Your Future Scholarship
Sponsor: National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 26, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors planning a career in the general aviation field and enrolled or accepted into an aviation-related program at an accredited college or university.

$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.

A Better Financial Future Scholarship
Sponsor: Smarter College
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are age 17 or older at the time of entry.

All Majors Scholarship
Sponsor: MyBioSource Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, and current undergraduate and graduate students at an accredited college or university for the Fall 2026 semester. Applicant must submit an application and short essay on why they chose their major.

AOPA Flight Training Scholarship Program
Sponsor: AOPA Foundation
Amount: Up to $14,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents who are at least 15 years of age at the time of application and plan on becoming a pilot.

Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.

Babe Ruth League Scholarship
Sponsor: Babe Ruth League Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must have participated in a Cal Ripken Baseball, Babe Ruth Baseball or Babe Ruth Softball League anytime during the ages of 4-18.

Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org
Amount: $25,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students of all education levels, states, fields of study, and GPA. Applicant must create a Bold.org account and create a “bold” profile – bold does not mean “best,” or “most accomplished.” Being bold means being earnest, determined, and moving.

Because College is Expensive Scholarship
Sponsor: Cedar Education Lending
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, adults looking to head back to school, current college students, and anyone else looking to attend college or graduate student. Applicant must fill out a short form.

College Raptor Scholarship
Sponsor: College Raptor
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to student who are enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2028) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning. Applicant must sign up with College Raptor (free) and submit an essay one of four given topics related to college.

Courage in Student Journalism Award
Sponsor: Student Press Law Center
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Award is open to student journalists who have shown determination, despite difficulty or resistance, in lawfully exercising their First Amendment press rights.

Courage to Grow Scholarship
Sponsor: Courage To Grow
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to juniors and seniors in high school and college students with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Applicant must explain in 250 words or less why they believe they should be awarded the scholarship.

Danny Gutierrez Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are studying Engineering/Technical. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipients.

Digital Privacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school, college, and graduate school students. Home school students are also eligible. Applicant must complete a short form and finish the following statement in 140-characters or less: “I’m taking responsibility for my digital profile by…”

Do-Over Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must share what they would do “if they could turn back time.”

Educational Award
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $600.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Award is open to insured members of the Catholic Order of Foresters who are attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.

FACT Scholarship
Sponsor: Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and incoming and current college students. Scholarship is only open to FACT members and their immediate family members.

Huntington’s College Scholarship Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Huntington Learning Center
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Sweepstakes is open to high school students and their parents or guardians who are legal residents of the United States.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

Jessica Beth Schwartz Scholarship
Sponsor: Gift of Life Donor Program
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who reside in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey or Delaware. Applicant must be an organ transplant recipient and be under the age of 25.

KAS Scholarships
Sponsor: Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Korean students who will be a full-time student and classified as a high school sophomore, junior or senior, undergraduate, or graduate student. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need.

Light from Darkness in Rhode Island Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. John Cowl | UNCF
Amount: Up to $8,500
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in Rhode Island who will be attending an HBCU or UNCF Members institution during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have demonstrated, unmet financial need.

Mays Mission for the Handicapped Scholarship
Sponsor: Mays Mission for the Handicapped
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have a documented significant physical and/or mental disability.

Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Delete Cyberbullying
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students (9th-12th graders), college students, and graduate students attending or planning to enter an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to mental health and cyberbullying.

Mid-America Weary Scholarship
Sponsor: Mid-America Cable Telecommunications Association | Weary Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to cable industry employees, their spouses and children in the Mid-America region (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas). Applicant must be at least a high school senior or eligible to enroll in college or currently enrolled in at least 12 hours.

Momeni Foundation Financial Assistance Scholarship
Sponsor: Momeni Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students of Iranian descent regardless of citizenship or country of residency.

Momeni Foundation Scholastic Achievement Scholarship
Sponsor: Momeni Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are of Iranian descent. Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5.

MoreWithUs Scholarship
Sponsor: MoreWithUs
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay or video about a work or volunteer experience.

No Sweat Scholarship
Sponsor: Cirkled In
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must create a free Circkled in account.

Quality Formations Scholarship
Sponsor: Quality Formations
Amount: $650.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current and incoming full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students at accredited learning institutions in the United Kingdom or the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a business proposal.

Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Regions Financial Corporation
Amount: $8,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Contest is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are residents of an eligible state (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas). Applicant must submit an essay or video on who has inspired them.

S.T.E.M. Majors Scholarship
Sponsor: MyBioSource Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled as a freshman, undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university for the 2026 Fall semester and intending on majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.

Scholarship Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Live Poets Society of New Jersey
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.

School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Sweepstakes is open to current high school students, high school alumni who graduated within the last four years, and the parents of those students or alumni. Individual must take a survey on a United States high school.

Supporting STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: HoshizakiIceMaker.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have at least a 3.0 GPA and is/will be majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field of study.

Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Sponsor: Jurewitz Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from San Diego, California who have at minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to standing up against the odds.

The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, college students, graduate school students and returning adult students who will enroll in a college or university. Applicant must fill out a short form.

The Advocates Scholarship
Sponsor: The Advocates Injury Attorneys
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to bicycle safety.

Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
Sponsor: Access Scholarships
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years who are U.S. residents, DACA and undocumented students, or international students currently studying in the U.S.

Welsh Society Scholarship
Sponsor: The Welsh Society of Philadelphia
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Welsh ancestry who live or attend school within 100 miles of Philadelphia.

Women in Public Finance Scholarship
Sponsor: Women in Public Finance (WPF)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to women who plan to be enrolled in an institute of higher education for 2026/2027 school year or plan to take an industry specific exam in between fall 2026 and spring/summer of 2027. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a public/municipal finance related career, which may include professionals in accounting, finance, banking, government, non-profit, or law.

Writers of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Contest is open only to those who have not professional published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.

ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: ABC Humane Wildlife Control and Prevention, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current female college students studying or planning to study the fields of science, engineering, mathematics, or technology. Applicant must submit an essay on why they are passionate about STEM.

Academic Challenge Scholarship
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Arkansas residents pursuing a higher education who are graduating high school seniors, current college students, or students re-enrolling after a period of time out of college.

AIM Scholarships
Sponsor: Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA)
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to ATA and AIM members between 16 and 22 years of age.

American Indian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are enrolled in a tribe or village. Applicant must be enrolled in a professional health program, having achieved good scholastic standing in pre-nursing or pre-med program OR enrolled in a health care or health education program.

American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarships
Sponsor: American Jersey Cattle Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to members (junior or Lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association who will be enrolled in college during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must show an interest and commitment to continued involvement in the Jersey dairy business. In addition to the general scholarships, there is a scholarship open specifically to students in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

AMVETS College Support Scholarship
Sponsor: AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are the son, daughter, step-child, grandchild or step-grandchild of a current member of the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary.

Arkansas Future Grant (ArFuture)
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Grant is open to Arkansas residents who are enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) or regional high demand areas of study. The grant will cover tuition and fees for qualifying certificate and Associate degree programs at Arkansas’ public institutions for eligible students.

Christian Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: Simmons and Fletcher, P.C.
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted and plan to attend a Christian college or university for undergraduate studies in the fall. Applicant must be a participant in volunteer or community work. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “how Christian education and Christian business leaders help to enhance the moral fibers of the United States.”

Diocese of Miami and the Southwest Scholarship
Sponsor: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school senior in good standing in the Diocese of Miami and the Southeast. Applicant must be a current resident of one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

Ennes Scholarships
Sponsor: The Society of Broadcast Engineers/Ennes Educational Foundation Trust
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who aspire to a career in the technical aspects of broadcasting.

JMJ Phillip Group College Scholarships
Sponsor: JMJ Phillip Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math).

Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: National AIDS Memorial Grove
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, and college freshman, sophomores and juniors (ages 27 and younger) who demonstrate an active commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and taking on roles of public service and leadership.

Slovenian Union of America Grants
Sponsor: Slovenian Women’s Union Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, current college students, and adults continuing their education. Applicant must be of some Slovenian ancestry and a member of SUA (see application forms regarding non-members’ criteria).

Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who are Tennessee residents. Applicant must have financial need. Preference will be given to individuals who demonstrate a willingness to serve the general public through past civic responsibilities, and secondly, to students who have expressed an intention to become an attorney.

Business Scholarship
Sponsor: Shelving.com
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: July 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Michigan residents who are either presently attending an accredited college or university, or a high school senior currently enrolled in college or university beginning no later than the Fall 2025 semester. Applicants must be pursuing a major in business or a business-related field of study and must have at least a 2.8 GPA.

DeVore Freedom of Flight Scholarship
Sponsor: University Aviation Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students in a collegiate aviation program entering Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or graduate program.

Macy’s Mission Every One Scholarship
Sponsor: Macy’s | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to African American incoming and current college students who are/will be attending a HBCU during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Conflict Conqueror Scholarship
Sponsor: The Bihm Law Firm, LLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 8, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students with at least a 3.5 GPA and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Describe a time in your life when you experienced conflict. Please elaborate on the steps you took to resolve the conflict and what you learned from the experience.”

Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: Baron & Budd Attorneys
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: July 9, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted to a U.S. based four-year university or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay or a video on how cancer has impacted their life (any cancer).

Amish Descendant Scholarship
Sponsor: Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who grew up in an Amish or Plain Anabaptist home where pursuing education was not supported by parents.

MFMA Scholarship
Sponsor: Maple Flooring Manufactures Association, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled during the next academic year. Applicant must submit a personal essay answering one of five given questions. Scholarship is only open to specific majors (too many to list) – see website for details.

Scholarship System Scholarship
Sponsor: The Scholarship System
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: July 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a college or university for this upcoming fall. Applicant must submit a few shorts personal essays about their education.

Access College Early (ACE) Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship program is open to low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska college or universities, either through dual-enrollment or early enrollment agreements with the institutions. Deadline is for Summer term classes.

American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Sponsor: American Legion
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates who play baseball and are nominated by a head coach or manager.

College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a college or university or planning to enroll as a freshman for the upcoming academic year. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to bankruptcy.

Come Back Stronger Scholarship
Sponsor: Fasig | Brooks Law Offices
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students . Applicant must submit an essay that discusses “a life-altering obstacle you faced in your life. This can be an injury, illness, loss of a loved one or any other major event. What did you learn from facing this obstacle, and how did you rise above it?”

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Scholarship
Sponsor: Bogin, Munns & Munns
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted to an accredited university, college, or graduate school in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay or video on the following topic: “In what ways has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder affected you or why do you have a particular interest in the topic?”

Gamewardens Scholarships
Sponsor: Gamewardens Association Inc.
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to sons, daughters, and grandchildren of a Gamewarden.

Nickelson Family Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Freethought Day
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to recent California high school graduates who plan to pursue post-secondary education at a community college, four-year college, trade school, or vocation school. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt, “Good without God.”

Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Varsity Tutors
Amount: $200.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Describe an academic topic that challenged you at first but ultimately strengthened your critical thinking skills.”

Vegetarian Video Scholarship
Sponsor: The Vegetarian Resource Group
Amount: Up to $200
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to vegetarians and vegans. Applicant must submit a video on topics related to vegetarianism and/or veganism.

Vic & Oby Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Law Offices of Ral Obioha, PLLC
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college, graduate, and law school students who are foreign-born or have foreign-born parents. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to being an immigrant.

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: Gen and Kelly Tanabe
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grades 9-12, college, or graduate school students who are legal U.S. residents. Applicant must submit an essay answering why they deserve the scholarship or their academic or career goals.

First Step Scholarship
Sponsor: Sutliff & Stout
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: July 25, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending college during the fall. Applicant must submit an essay on distracted driving habits.

Book Your Summer Scholarship
Sponsor: Utah Educational Savings Plan
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Utah residents with valid U.S. social security numbers who are 18 years of age or younger. Student must participate in the 2026 summer reading program at their local public library.

Flavor of the Month Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in the future. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Fountainhead Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide. Applicant must submit an on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.

Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship
Sponsor: US Equestrian
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors preparing to enter a college or university to further their equestrian knowledge and skills throughout college.

Jet Future Business Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: Jet Insurance Company
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current enrolled college students who are interested in pursuing a career in business.

Kids Chance of Michigan Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Kids Chance of Michigan
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are residents of Michigan and have had a parent who sustained a catastrophic injury or fatality in a Michigan work related accident covered by workers’ compensation.

Minecraft College Scholarship
Sponsor: Apex Hosting
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students who are U.S. citizens and carry at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on how the company can be a positive influence within their education and career development.

Philadelphia Injury Lawyers P.C. Essay Competition
Sponsor: Philadelphia Injury Lawyers P.C.
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate/law students and undergraduate students seeking to go to law school in the future. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Different states have different laws regarding the maximum amount that can be awarded from tort claims. To what extent, if any, should settlement awards be capped in personal injury cases? Is there a compromise that can be reached between punitive damages and the defendant’s economic wellbeing, or should an injury’s severity be the only factor when determining a settlement award?”

Spirit of Giving Scholarship
Sponsor: Wine Country Gift Baskets
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the spirit of giving.

Student Activist Scholarships
Sponsor: Secular Student Alliance
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled full-time in a United States middle school, high school, trade school, university of college. Applicant must submit answers to questions related to secularism, as well as one to two references.

Providian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: Providian Medical Equipment
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: August 21, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 16 years of age and older who are graduating high school seniors and current college students in the United States with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on how medical equipment technology has changed the face of a college course and curriculum.

Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Youth Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students between the ages of 13 and 21 who are candidates for a degree/diploma at a primary (middle school), secondary (high school), or accredited post-secondary educational institution from any country around the world. Applicant must conduct their own environmental stewardship project.

Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Sponsor: Discover Financial Services
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must sign up to receive helpful tips on planning and paying for college and they will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes.

MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students at least 16 years or older who plan to attend, or are currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Applicant must submit a short form and a short essay.

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: September 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and current college or graduate school students. Applicant must complete a short form and share a 140-character statement explaining why they will not text and drive.

R2C Scholarship
Sponsor: Return2College
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: September 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and legal residents who are starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12 months or are currently enrolled. Applicant must be 17 years of age or older (there is no maximum age limit). Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they are getting their degree.

Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship
Sponsor: John Foy & Associates
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been affected by leukemia, either by being diagnosed themselves or someone they loved being diagnosed with leukemia. Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate or is an incoming freshmen at an accredited institution in the United States.

$1,500 Easy Scholarship: Offline Mode
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: No post, comment, or like is worth risking a life. Distracted driving claimed 3,208 lives in 2024, and you chose to Do Something about it! Share your story about why you chose to take the Offline Mode pledge, help your firends stay in #OfflineMode by sharing the pledge and toolkit, and show your community what it looks like to keep eyes on the road, and not on your feed. Submit your impact, and share why you took the offline Mode pledge and what going offline means to you. You’ll be eligible for the opportunity to earn up to a $1,500 scholarship.

Whistleblower Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Tony Munter Whistleblower Attorney
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate, graduate, and law school students, as well as incoming college freshman at an accredited U.S. school. Applicant must submit an essay on a time they have stood up for something they believe in or a time they spoke out against wrongdoing.

Illinois State Credit Union Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois State Credit Union
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students between the age of 18 and 25 who are residents of the state of Illinois in McLean, Logan, DeWitt, Livingston, Stephenson, Winnebago, or LaSalle County. Applicant must be a member of Illinois State Credit Union in good standing.

Micklin Law Group Scholarship
Sponsor: The Micklin Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall. Applicant must submit a personal essay sharing their greatest strength and weakness.

Tommy Tranchin Award
Sponsor: The Dallas Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2026
Description: Award is open to North Texas students in grades 8-12 who have a physical, emotional, or intellectual disability.

Kelsey’s Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Michigan Auto Law
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2027
Description: Scholarship is open to 11th and 12th grade students (class of 2027 and 2028) attending any public or private Michigan high schools and have a valid Michigan driver’s license. Applicant must submit a video, graphic, or Tweet that resonates with teens and influences their driving behavior (reduce distracted driving).

Paradigm Challenge
Sponsor: Project Paradigm
Amount: Up to $100,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2027
Description: Challenge is open to students aged 4 to 18 years of age worldwide. Applicants may work in a team or alone to use kindness, creativity, and collaboration to help solve real-life problems.

Food Dreams Scholarship
Sponsor: Food Dreams
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are/will be pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be willing to commit to at least one year of employment in several Jean-Georges restaurant properties if selected for the scholarship.